nearby
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈnɪrˌbaɪ/
:
cerca
- Is there a gas station nearby where we can fill up the tank?
- live nearby
- stand nearby
- located nearby
And then something would blow up nearby that area kind of stuff.
- And then something would blow up nearby that area kind of stuff.
- If there are no masses nearby to curve space-time, it's flat.
- They're in cooling pools right nearby and they're incredibly radioactive.
- And nearby there's a small town called.
Examples
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I've actually just bought a little flat nearby.
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I live nearby.
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Do you know where we can find a room nearby?
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Fortunately, two men who were nearby threw her a rope and pulled her out.
Academic text (1990) -
A man sitting at the bar nearby turned on his stool to face them.
Fiction book (1991) -
The rental car had to be parked nearby in a neighbor's driveway, with permission.
Fiction book (1991) -
You got friends nearby?
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I'm staying nearby.
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At night, the owls roosted nearby and flew down, hooting, from tree to tree.
Fiction book (1990) -
During these intervals, the female waited patiently nearby in a head-up posture, displaying her distended belly.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Near in space, time, or degree
∞
1.0
Being near a place or person
260
1.9
Very near in place or happening soon
240
1.0
At a short distance in space or time
4
2.4
Near you and easy to reach
1
3.0
Very near someone's home so they can get there easily
Next to another place or area, sharing a border
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nearby is made of two simple words, near and by, both meaning 'close' or 'next to'. So when you say you'll be nearby, you mean you will be 'not far away' and easy to reach.